July 21, 2018
BNP holds rallies for Khaleda’s release from jail
M Humayun Kabir: The BNP held a rally in the capital for the first time in two and a half years demanding party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail and her treatment. Senior leaders of the party attended the rally at party’s Nayapaltan central office yesterday afternoon with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
AL to accord mass reception to Hasina today at Suhrawardy Udyan
M Humayun Kabir: Ruling Awami League will accord a mass reception to its party president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today afternoon at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. The reception programme will begin at 3:00pm, said an AL press release, reports The Independent. Earlier on Sunday, AL general secretary Obaidul Quader made the…
Roads leading to Suhrawardy Udyan to remain off-limits today
M Humayun Kabir: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) announced that vehicular movement would remain off-limits on the roads adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital today due to a public reception programme for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Ruling Awami League is arranging the reception programme for Sheikh Hasina for being conferred with Doctor of Literature (DLitt) degree…
Development, democracy and unstoppable Sheikh Hasina
Prof Dr M Shah Nawaz Ali, Member, Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) : Democracy, justice, equity, humane state or society are our demands. Nobody never agreed to fulfil our demands so easily. Rather, we were always deprived from our legitimate demands. Every ruler in history treated people unfairly. Once we were under British subjugation and we…
Hindu population in Bangladesh rising
Hossen Sohel: Counter-ing the perception that the population of Hindus in Bangladesh is declining, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said that it has instead risen by two per cent in 2017. Responding to questions in Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj also said the government has from time to time raised the issue of the…
Jamaat’s candidacy in Sylhet polls won’t hamper ties: BNP
M Humayun Kabir: BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed yesterday said Jamaat-e-Islami’s participation in the Sylhet mayoral polls would not hamper the political alliance between BNP and Jamaat. He came up with the remark while addressing a discussion at National Press Club in the capital yesterday, reports The New Age. The BNP senior leader alleged…
Results will depend a lot on teachers
Ajoy Roy, Former Professor of Physics, Dhaka University : This year’s HSC and equivalent exams’ results saw a setback, but the situation may change in future. There is nothing to go chaotic about it. Results, be it good or bad, depends on question papers and also a bit on teachers. If they impart lessons well, the…
British PM’s trade envoy Rushanara due today
M Humayun Kabir: Rushanara Ali, MP, British Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Bangladesh, will arrive here tonight to discuss on further acceleration of trade and investment between the two friendly countries. A Foreign Ministry official told UNB that her visit will start officially on Sunday. In September last, Rushanara, accompanied by a trade delegation of 9…
Government’s education system not good at all
Prof. Abul Quasem Fazlul Haque, Educationalist and Researcher : Performing well in exams does not merely depend on just the teachers or students – a lot of it happens due to the government’s education system and policy. Unfortunately, the government’s policy regarding education is not standard at all, said noted educationalist and researcher Professor Abul Quasem…